San Antonio Water System

The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) wishes to engage a qualified individual or firm specializing in the public procurement industry to provide a procurement review and consulting services as described in this Request for Proposal (RFP).

The objectives of this review are as follows:

·         Identify opportunities to improve the procurement process to maximize opportunities for competition   and increase the number of procurement responses;

·         Identify opportunities to improve the procurement response evaluation and selection process;

·         Improve the level of transparency in the evaluation and award process; and

·         Identify opportunities for efficiencies and service enhancements.

The results of this detailed study should provide SAWS with the ability to adopt best in class procurement practices while meeting all Texas legal requirements and SAWS Board of Trustee policy issues regarding Small, Minority and Woman-owned Business (SMWB).